Baek, Hill, Floyd out; De La Cruz in for Pads

The Padres have released three players — right-handed pitchers Cha Seung Baek and Shawn Hill and outfielder Cliff Floyd — who spent the majority of the season on the disabled list.

In addition, the club signed Triple-A relief pitcher Eulogio De La Cruz to bring their 40-man roster to the limit.

Claimed on waivers last spring, the 25-year-old De La Cruz was outrighted to Triple-A Portland after three appearances with the Padres (two earned runs in 3⅓ innings). With the Beavers, De Le Cruz was 2-6 with a 3.12 ERA in 48 games (four starts).

Baek, Hill and Floyd all finished the season on the 60-day disabled list.

Baek, 29, never pitched for the Padres this season after suffering a strained right forearm in spring training and reinjuring it twice while on rehab assignments.

Hill, 28, was signed by the Padres during spring training and made three starts for the Padres (1-1, 5.25 ERA) before being placed on the disabled list with an elbow problem that required surgery.

Floyd, 36, was signed to a one-year, $750,000 contract last winter as a pinch hitter and designated hitter for interleague games.

He spent the first two months on the disabled list a right-shoulder strain. After going 2-for-16 for the Padres, including 1-for-8 as a pinch hitter, in 10 games in June, Floyd returned to the disabled list with a torn labrum on June 19 and underwent surgery.

Burke has surgery

Right-handed reliever
Greg Burke
underwent an arthroscopic debridement on his right shoulder Wednesday at Scripps Clinic in La Jolla.

Burke, 27, was 3-3 in his rookie season with a 4.14 ERA in 48 appearances. Promoted from Portland on May 15, Burke's appearances were limited over the final month of the season due to shoulder tightness.

Roster expanded

Around the majors

•Boston's division series roster doesn't include outfielder
Rocco Baldelli.
The oft-injured veteran hasn't healed enough from a left hip injury he sustained on the final Friday of the regular season, manager
Terry Francona
said. Instead, outfielder
Brian Anderson
made the roster.

•Pitcher
Brian Moehler
and the Astros exercised a mutual $3 million contract option for next season.